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• Kensington Coal Hole Cover Plates – Farmer, Pearson, Bartle and Bird

  

  I recently wrote about the lovely things to be found along the streets to the east of Gloucester Road and I mentioned that I spotted quite a lot of attractive... Read more

  Posted on 18 August 2024 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS

• August 15th – Happy Birthday to Us!

  

  Happy birthday to me, happy birthday to me, etc.I had an idea to put together a small montage of people who share my birthday but then I remembered some other... Read more

  Posted on 15 August 2024 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS

• Commemorative Plaques and Woodblocks in Langley Street, Covent Garden

  

  My first job after leaving school in 1980 was as junior in the design and artwork studio of Lennart Advertsing, 7a Langley Street, Covent Garden, WC2. Read more

  Posted on 12 August 2024 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS

• The Portland Stone Façade of Joseph Emberton's Magnificent 1929 Building at...

  

  Going past Olympia on the top deck of a bus from Hammersmith to high Street Kensington earlier this week, it meant I had a good view of the works there. Read more

  Posted on 09 August 2024 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS

• Ding Dong Doorways and Doulton – Delightful Distractions in Kensington

  

  I went to the The Design Centre on yesterday afternoon. I like it there. But this time, my enjoyment was spoiled by screaming kids at every turn, meaning I... Read more

  Posted on 08 August 2024 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS

• Another Tiled Shop Front Has Gone – Express Dairies, 300 Westbourne Grove,...

  

  There seems to be a tile removal epidemic... as if it's not bad enough painting over tiles as per here and here and here, at least the paint can one day be... Read more

  Posted on 02 August 2024 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS

• Observations in Leadhall Market – Harry Potter, an Optician, the 2i's Cafe and...

  

  Last Sunday 28th July I went to Leadenhall Market to have a mooch and around Judy's Vintage Fair, a which occasionally uses this marvellous space as a selling... Read more

  Posted on 02 August 2024 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS

• A Wander Around Borough Market and Borough Yards

  

  The skies are [finally] blue here in London and it's hot hot HOT. Hurrah!People often say that the sun has come out but they forget that it's always up there... Read more

  Posted on 31 July 2024 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS

• Our Lady of Carmel Procession 2024 and Some Nearby Italian Catholic Churches

  

  Yesterday afternoon I wandered down to Clerkenwell Road to watch the procession in London's "Little Italy" – an event that has been going since 1880. The route... Read more

  Posted on 22 July 2024 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS

• Overpainted Unigate Tiles at The Old Dairy, Crouch Hill

  

  Last year I wrote about some shops near Highbury Islington station and the loss of a lovely tiled interior that was evidence of its previous life as a... Read more

  Posted on 18 July 2024 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS

• Update on the Horrid Revamp of Willen House, Bath Street, Moorfields, EC1– a...

  

  Almost two and a half years ago I wrote this piece about the proposals for the overhaul of Willen House, an unusual 'art Deco' style building in Moorfields. Read more

  Posted on 12 July 2024 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS

• London Street Signs – Additions to Postal Zones

  

  My last post mentioned a patch added to a sign along The Broadway in Woodford. This got me thinking about the many additions and changes to street name signage... Read more

  Posted on 29 June 2024 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS

• Chemists, Chymists, Pharmacists and Druggists – Three in One Week

  

  Last week, on Monday 17th June, I was in North West London presenting a talk for the Northwood Hills U3A group. Afterwards I went to Wembley to check on a coupl... Read more

  Posted on 26 June 2024 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS

• Big, Beautiful Boot Scrapers

  

  I've been wandering around and properly investigating the St. James's area a lot these past few years, yet until earlier this week I hadn't noticed some superb... Read more

  Posted on 15 June 2024 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS

• Ooh Ooh – More Woodblocks Sighted in Camden Town

  

  Rushing from a bus stop opposite Sainsbury's to Camden Town tube station yesterday, I glanced down at the kerb outside the pub on the corner (these days called... Read more

  Posted on 13 June 2024 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS

• It's a Wrap! Marvellous Metal in Greville Street by Groupwork + Amin Taha

  

  Last week I was wandering along Leather Lane becoming a bit despondent at how the market has lost its proper 'anything and everything you need' vibe as it was... Read more

  Posted on 07 May 2024 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS

• The Grosvenor Cinema – Art Deco Splendour Inside The Zoroastrian Centre at...

  

  The gorgeous Grosvenor Cinema cinema opened in October 1936, as part of the Gaumont chain, situated on Alexandra Avenue, a stone's throw from Rayners Lane tube... Read more

  Posted on 06 May 2024 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS

• On a Few Days Left to See The Cult of Beauty at The Wellcome Collection

  

  Do go and see this – It's FREE – finishes on Sunday 28th April.You might say that you aren't interested in hair and make up and how you present yourself, but... Read more

  Posted on 23 April 2024 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS

• Boots and Shoes – a Ghostsign in Trafalgar Road, Greenwich

  

  On the North side of Trafalgar Rd there is this a shop at No.117 painted purple (or mauve or lilac) with some faded letters on the brickwork above. Read more

  Posted on 15 April 2024 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS

• Guinness Advertising in London

  

  My last post about the mural over the railway in Camden got me thinking about other examples of old Guinness advertising on London's streets. Read more

  Posted on 11 April 2024 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS